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Matters Arthurian have been a theme in literature since the Middle Ages. King Arthur, Excalibur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail are now part of popular culture. Here are 19 works that employ the Arthurian legends, ranging from early epic poems to 19th and 20th century novels and stories, showing how these myths and legends continue to enjoy new life:<P> LE MORTE D’ARTHUR, by Sir Thomas Malory<BR> IDYLLS OF THE KING, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson<BR> THE PLEASAUNCE OF MAID MARIAN, by Oscar Fay Adams<BR> MERLIN’S YOUTH, by George Parker Bidder<BR> MERLIN AND KENTIGERN: A LEGEND OF TWEEDDALE, by J. S. Blackie<BR> PARZIVAL, by Wolfram von Eschenback<BR> MERLIN, by Mortimer Collins<BR> SIR LANCELOT DU LAKE, by Thomas Deloney<BR> THE RETURN FROM THE QUEST, by Oscar Fay Adams<BR> THE FORTUNATE ISLAND, by Max Adeler<BR> AT THE PALACE OF KING LOT, by Oscar Fay Adams<BR> THE LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS, by James Knowles<BR> THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE, by Howard Pyle<BR> KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND, edited by Rupert S. Holland<BR> SIR GAWAIN AND THE LADY OF LYS, by Anonymous<BR> KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS, by Henry Gilbert<BR> A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT, by Mark Twain<BR> THE SWORD, THE KING, AND NAOMI WASHINGTON, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> ARTHUR’S GRAVE: THE EPITAPH, by Ernest Rhys<BR> Wildside Press’s MEGAPACK® Ebook Series<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

The story begins by describing the ancestors of Sir Arthur Jermyn, a British nobleman. His great-great-great-grandfather, Sir Wade Jermyn, had been an early explorer of the Congo region, whose books on a mysterious white civilization there had been ridiculed. He had been confined to an asylum in 1765. Lovecraft describes how the Jermyn family has a peculiar physical appearance that began to appear in the children of Wade Jermyn and his mysterious and reclusive wife, who Wade claimed was Portuguese.

В этом комплекте из книги и аудиофайлов читателям предлагаются неадаптированные тексты великолепных юмористических повестей Оскара Уайльда. Произведения Оскара Уайльда – это неповторимый стиль, уникальное чувство юмора, мастерское владение словом, тонкие наблюдения, оригинальные сюжеты. Сравнивая оригинальные тексты с русскими переводами, читатели научатся лучше понимать и передавать «непереводимую» игру слов и тонкие каламбуры. Тексты можно также прослушать в аудиофайлах в исполнении англоязычного и русского дикторов. Для углубления знаний английского и облегчения понимания текста предлагаются упражнения и словарь. Книга будет интересна и полезна старшим школьникам, абитуриентам, студентам, преподавателям, а также всем, кто изучает английский язык самостоятельно.

This rousing sea adventure follows a New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys, who find themselves repeatedly on the brink of discovery or death, witness many hair-raising events, including mutiny, savagery, cannibalism, and frantic pursuits.